Stephens, a Republican who represents the Pennsylvania Route 463-and-a bunch of golf clubs 151st legislative district, wants to create the Local Effort Equalization Fund. The LEEF (eh, not bad) would “provide a supplement to property-taxpayers in school districts receiving less than 35 percent of their total funding from the state.” Stephens release is all about funding schools, but his aim appears to also be to lower property taxes.

Philadelphia would not receive any money for its beleaguered schools under this proposal, as Stephens’ statewide figures put Philadelphia school district revenue from the commonwealth at a 48.8 percent. But lots of districts in the Philly suburbs would get a slice of the $250 million pie—some rich areas, some not as much. 211 districts would get money statewide.

“There’s a reason horse racing is called ‘The Sport of Kings,’” Stephens supposedly actually said, per his release. “Some of those who have won enhanced purses provided by the RHDF include Sheik Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, prime minister of the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Prince Faisal bin Khalid bin Abdulaziz, and countless, out-of-state, millionaire racehorse owners.” So… The Sport of Prime Ministers and Princes, eh?

Here’s guessing Stephens’ plan has an uphill climb. The last time lawmakers tried to divert money from the Race Horse Development Fund, a breeder called it “rape.” For his part, Bensalem State Rep. Tommy Tomlinson was against the move. “Most of the owners that I observe in Philadelphia Park are not sheiks and princes,” he told he Beaver County paper.